Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one's mind, this is the Teaching of the Buddhas. 諸惡莫作，眾善奉行；自淨其意，是諸佛教

2010年7月14日星期三

Release from suffering is gained by seeking refugee in the Buddha, Dhamma and the Sangha (II)

To many a refuge fear-stricken men betake themselves - to hills, woods, groves, trees, and shrines.

Nay no such refuge is safe, no such refuge is supreme. Not by resorting to such a refuge is one freed from all ill.

He who has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha, sees with right knowledge the four Noble Truths - Sorrow, the Cause of Sorrow, the Transcending of Sorrow, and the Noble Eightfold Path which leads to the Cessation of Sorrow. This, indeed, is refuge secure. This, indeed, is refuge supreme. By seeking such refuge one is released from all sorrow.